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Ministers must abandon aggressively anti-union attitudes - Morgan

Louth Sinn Féin T.D. Arthur Morgan today in the Dáil slammed the
recent mishandling of various industrial disputes by Government Ministers in
particular by Ministers Dermot Ahern and Seamus Brennan.

Speaking during Order of Business today Deputy Morgan said:

"Ministers Seamus Brennan and Dermot Ahern have propagated
aggressively anti-union attitudes from which the management of An Post
and other employers are now taking their lead when dealing with
industrial disputes. The mishandling of such disputes by employers and in
particular An Post has shown up the fact that the Partnership Process is
not about real partnership but merely represents an attempt by the
Government and employers to co-opt union leaderships for their own
anti-worker agenda. The shadow of William Martin Murphy must be removed
from the industrial relations process in this state by introducing
legislation for mandatory trade union recognition and by Ministers
abandoning their smug and arrogant attitudes and working constructively for
the resolution of industrial disputes." ENDS